Dump-body for trucks and the like.



NI. H. IENNINGS.

DUMP BoDY FDR TRUCKS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.2. 1919.

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MEREDITI-I H. JENNINGS, 0F ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.

DUMP-BODY FOR TRUCKS AND THE LIKE.

Specfcationof Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

Application filed January 2, 1919. Serial No. 269,258.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, MEREDITH H. JEN- NINcs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Roanoke, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Dump-Body for Trucks and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionV relates to dump bodies adapted to be sold to the trade as complete units to be placed on trucks and the like, each unit including, in 4addition to a base, a tiltable body, separate means for operating and locking the body, and an end gate mounted in a novel manner whereby Vwhen a body is tilted thegate may be swung upwardly thereby to provide an unobstructed outlet at the back end of the body during the dumping operation.

A further object is to provide an end gate which can be readily adjusted to swing upwardly during the dumping operation or to be swung downwardly like an 'ordinary gate.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim it being understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts, without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as set forth in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In sai-d drawings:

:Fi re 1 is a side elevation of the unit constituting the present invention, the position of the body when moved to dumping position being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the unit.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the back portion of the unit and showing the gate mounted to open downwardly,

Referring to the figures bg characters of reference 1 designates the si es or sills connected at their front ends by a bolster 2 and adjacent their rear ends by a cross sill 3. The rear ends of the sills are beveled as indicated at 4 and secured to the sills 1, near their rear ends, are bearing plates 5 connected by a cross rod 6. On this rod are mounted bearing members 7 extending downwardly from a cross strip 8 secured to and under the middle portion of the bottom of the dump body 9. This body is so proportioned that, when in its normal position its front end will bear downwardly on Ithe bolster 2 while its rear end will project rearwardly beyond the sills 1.

An anchoring rod 10 is extended transversely through the rear terminals of the sills 1, and projects laterally beyondl the sides of the body 9, there being braces 11 connecting the outer ends of this rod tothe sides of the sills 1. l

Extending through the sides of the body 9 adjacent the tops thereof are removal pivot bolts 12, these bolts being arranged forwardly from the rear end of the body 9 any desired distance. The said pivot bolts engage hinge members 13 which are secured to the end gate 1/1- of the body. The hinge members 13 are extended from the inner face of gate 14 and serve to hold the gate spaced from the pivot bolts 12 so that when the gate is opened it will swing bodily, rearwardly and upwardly about the axis of the bolts 12 and will completely uncover the rear end of the body so that the contents of the body can be delivered without being obstructed.

Secured to the outer face of the gate 14 between the upper and lower edges thereof are eyes 15 in which is a detachable pivot rod 16 the ends of which extend beyond the sides of the gate and detachably and pivotally engage the upper ends of the links 17. The lower ends of these links are mounted on the anchor rod 10. Additional eyes 18 extend from the lower portion of the gate and, when the gate is not in its closing position, these eyes 18 aline with a series of eyes 19 extending from the rear end of the bottom of the body 9.

Pivotally mounted on the front portion of bolster 2 is a shaft 20 provided at each end with an arm 21 having a handle 22, there being a link 23 connecting each arm 21 with the bottom of the body at each side. Each link has an offset portion forming a Shoulder 24 adapted, when the point of the connection between each link 23 and its arm 21 passes the dead center, to stop the parts against further movement.

Mounted on the front portion of the body 9 is a forwardly projecting tongue 25 and a spring catch 26 is mounted on the front end toV the links 17 are connected to the rods 10- and 1G. Thus when the body .9 is tilted .as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, the gate will be swung upwardly to position over the body as shown by said dotted lines, due to the fact that the lower ends of the links are anchored. When the body is brought back to its normal position the gate will be closed.

Should it be desired to use the body for hauling lumber or the like where it is not desirable to have the gate swing upwardly, the rod 16 can be removed, the links 17 rswung forwardly against the strip 8, and said rod 16, inserted through the eyes 18 and 19. By then removing the bolts 12 from engagement with the hinge members 13, the gate 14 Willbe permitted to swing downwardly like an ordinary end gate as i,shown in Fig. 3.

What is claimed is:

The combination with sills, a dumping body tiltably mounted thereon and means `abonneoted to the sills and body for actuating.

the body, of a gate at the rear end of the body and having forwardly extending hinge members, detachable pivot devices connect-` ing the body and the hinge members at the sides of the body,upper and lower sets of eyes upon the gate, a set of eyes upon theV rear end of the bottom of the body, links anchored to the sills, and a rod detaohably mounted within either set of the eyes on the gate for pivotally connecting said gate' to either the links or the bottom of the body.

In testimony that I claim` the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MEREDITH H. JENNINGS.-

Witnesses:

CHAs. B. Jnruvnves,Y HAZEL Gr. SWARTwoUT.

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